Prince seriously mate i have immense respect for you as a poster and i like ya, but i just can't understand that why are you backing a ridiculous bowler like Krejza
I've seen him bowl much better than this (obviously), and I've always rated him as a prospect. He hasn't done enough to be playing Tests at the moment and he still has a lot to work on (most importantly his accuracy and a ball in his armory that's a bit quicker and flatter) and in a way I think it's unfortunate for his development that he's been thrust into such a position, even if he doesn't play. He's obviously not Test standard at the moment but he's a bowler I've always expected a lot more from than what he's delivered. He has it in him to be a Test bowler IMO. Evidently he's not good enough at the moment, but I thought he was worth a pick in the squad given how ridiculously bad the other options were - it seems the selectors thought similarly. I wouldn't have him in the eleven after his performances in this match but that's what part of what tour matches are for. I'd have expected Casson to return similar if not worse figures though, FWIW.
I have somewhat personal ties to the bloke as a bowler as well - before I saw him bowl for NSW, I was a dire part-time leg spinner at social-club level. Now I'm a specialist off spinner and play about seven grades higher than I did back then. I know that's not really relevant to how good he is as such, but you asked me why I liked him and the fact that inspired me to take up off spin is part (but not all) of it. At his best he's a very attacking-minded off spinner who really looks to toss it up, bowl slowly and give it a huge rip: a rarity as a bowler in Australia. He's a really-poor-man's Ramesh Powar, basically, and I'd never really seen such a bowler before.. he made me realise that you could bowl completely conventional off spin and still be an attacking bowler.
Essentially though it's because I always backed him at state level, as a First Class bowler. Tests are beyond his skill set at the moment but I really don't like seeing him bagged repeatedly as he's one of my favourite cricketers at state level. Lots of the bagging is just, TBH, but I still don't like seeing it.
This post isn't really relevant to anything to do with the tour as such, but you asked so I thought I'd give you an answer.
